Programs of Study
Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
Advanced Dental Education Programs (Certificate)
Dental Hygiene Preprofessional/Professional Baccalaureate Program (BS)
Dental Hygiene Degree Completion Baccalaureate Program (BS)
Dual BS/MS - Clinical Dental Hygiene Leader
Combined Doctor of Dental Surgery and Doctor of Philosophy (DDS/PhD)
Combined Doctor of Dental Surgery and Master’s Degree (DDS/MS) and (DDS/MPH)
Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences (PhD)
Doctor of Philosophy in Oral and Experimental Pathology (PhD)
Master’s Degree (MS)
The dental school today strives to offer the finest programs of dental education in the world. Continuing efforts are made to provide educational and training experiences consistent with evolving concepts and advances in the delivery of dental, oral and maxillofacial health care.
In addition to the Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) program, the school offers a baccalaureate program in dental hygiene designed to prepare students for careers in dental hygiene practice, education, management and research in private and public settings and a dual BS/MS program for students who have already earned their bachelor's degree in another field and wish to obtain their BS and MS in dental hygiene. Combined programs are offered for DDS/PhD, DDS/MS degrees, and DDS/MPH. Graduate programs are designed to prepare students for careers in academic dentistry or to supplement clinical training with knowledge of research methods or public health practice. Research opportunities may also be made available to dental students.
Advanced dental education programs are offered in the specialty areas of endodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, oral and maxillofacial pathology, orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics and prosthodontics. Also offered is a school-based residency program in advanced general dentistry, providing advanced level training in the practice of comprehensive general dentistry.
Programs in dental education; dental hygiene education; the advanced dental education programs in endodontics, oral and maxillofacial pathology, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics and prosthodontics; and advanced general dentistry (12- and 24-months) are accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation and the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and have been granted the accreditation status of approval. These commissions are specialized accrediting bodies recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. The Commission on Dental Accreditation can be contacted at 312-440-4653 or at 211 East Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60611 and the Middle States Commission on Higher Education can be contacted at 267-284-5000 or at 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
Continuing education programming is developed by academic departments to meet the needs of health care professionals for refining diagnostic skills and updating knowledge in technical and scientific areas or practice. The University of Maryland School of Dentistry continues to fulfill, through its graduates, the aspirations of its founders to provide scientifically trained professionals to serve the oral health care needs of society.